美利坚合众国

主演：未知

导演：詹姆斯·班宁 

类型：纪录片,纪录地区：美国年份：2022备注：正片

简介：JamesBenning’sfirstfilmcalledTheUnitedStatesofAmericawasa1975tripacrossthecountry,capturingitsscenerJamesBenning’sfirstfilmcalledTheUnitedStatesofAmericawasa1975tripacrossthecountry,capturingitsscenerythroughacarwindshield.Thissecondonealsocrisscrossesthenation,butwithoutacar,carvingitupinsteadintoaseriesofstaticshotsofjustundertwominutes,oneforeachstate,presentedalphabetically,fromHeronBay,AlabamatoKelly,Wyoming.Thenamesoftheplacesarenondescript,buttheimagesattachedtothemareanythingbut,immaculatelycomposedshotsoflandscape,cityscapeandthespacesinbetween.AswemovefromAtoZ,theimagescoalesceintoaportraitoftoday’sUSA,tracingoutitsfaultlinesalmostinpassing:fenced-offfacilities,ariverbedrunningdry,factoriesandrefineries,run-downstreetsandgasstations,acampunderabridge.Thepastistheretoo,seepingupthroughthesongsandspeechesthatsporadicallypiercethebackgroundnoiseorthemotifsthatevokeawholecareer;theclouds,trainsandcabinsarestand-insforfilms,notjuststates.Asalways,there’stimeformoreabstractthoughtstoo:eachimagemaystandforastate,butrepresentativityisslippery.Whichstateismorecinematicthantherest?详情